10 dead after Israel navy fires on Gaza aid flotilla that refused to turn back

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May 31, 2010 ó Early this morning, IDF Naval Forces boarded six ships attempting to break the maritime closure of the Gaza Strip. This happened after numerous warnings from Israel and the Israeli Navy that were issued prior to the action. The Israel Navy requested the ships to redirect toward Ashdod where they would be able to unload their aid supplies which would then be transferred over land after undergoing security inspections.
During the boarding of the ships, the demonstrators onboard attacked the IDF Naval personnel with live fire and light weaponry including knives and clubs. Additionally one of the weapons used was grabbed from an IDF soldier. The demonstrators had clearly prepared their weapons in advance for this specific purpose.

As a result of this life-threatening and violent activity, naval forces employed riot dispersal means, including live fire.

According to initial reports, these events resulted in over ten deaths among the demonstrators and numerous injured, in addition, more than four naval personnel were injured, some from gunfire and some from various other weapons. Two of the soldiers are moderately wounded and the remainder sustained light injuries. All of the injured, Israelis and foreigners are currently being evacuated by helicopter to hospitals in Israel.

Reports from IDF forces on the scene are that it seems as if part of the participants onboard the ships were planning to lynch the forces.

The interception of the flotilla followed numerous warnings given to the organizers of the flotilla before leaving their ports as well as while sailing towards the Gaza Strip. In these warnings, it was made clear to the organizers that they could dock in the Ashdod sea port and unload the equipment they are carrying in order to deliver it to the Gaza Strip in an orderly manner, following the appropriate security checks. Upon expressing their unwillingness to cooperate and arrive at the port, it was decided to board the ships and lead them to Ashdod.

IDF naval personnel encountered severe violence, including use of weaponry prepared in advance in order to attack and to harm them. The forces operated in adherence with operational commands and took all necessary actions in order to avoid violence, but to no avail.

It happens, it's happened. You may not like to hear it, it may not match your idealistic vision of Isreal as a perfect nation that does no wrong an is only a victim (sort of like the United States and yourself I imagine) but reality never matches our ideals.

It happens, it's happened. You may not like to hear it, it may not match your idealistic vision of Isreal as a perfect nation that does no wrong an is only a victim (sort of like the United States and yourself I imagine) but reality never matches our ideals.

Israel is not perfect, and no one here has made such a claim.

But Israel is not at fault in this situation, as all proof shows, they were attacked, by weapons that shouldn't have been on a "Humanitarian" mission. (Grenades and Fire Bombs) And after being warned for weeks before it came to this end.

that's what happens when a nation's military boards a civilian aid ship and kills a dozen people

not to mention the whole apartheid thing

apartheid? you ARE a total fucking moron aren't you. You know NOTHING at all about he Israeli government or about the MUSLIMS who serve in their legislature - BY CONSTITUTIONAL LAW you fucktard. WHAT MORE these shit for brains activists were given REPEATED warnings to stop - to turn back - but they didn't listen. FUCK them. IMO - Israel would have been well within their rights to blow those fucking ship to kingdom come. :mad: